Is this a Lobo?

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  1. chumslickjon

    chumslickjon Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I've got this coral, I actually got this one with another "orange lobo", both were labeled lobo, but after growing out for a year this one doesn't look like the other. The orange lobo actually split and formed two heads and has more of a brain look to it, google lobo and that's what it looks like.

    This one (pictured) just continues to get bigger and has developed 3 or 4 mouths around the center. Is it a lobo like was advertised or something else?
     

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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    I think it is a trachyphyllia
     
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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    I'm thinking Symphyllia.
     
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    chumslickjon Purple Spiny Lobster

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    It'll be interesting to see if it takes on any of those characteristics as it grows larger and starts to develop more. It's currently about the size of a tangerine and almost perfectly round. It also has a small stem that is glued to a frag plug.
     
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    chumslickjon Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I was talking with someone recently, and they gave an ID of acan maxima.

    Here's a more recent pic with some feeder tenticles coming out.

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    chumslickjon Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I should have thought about this earlier. You can see what it looked like when I aquired it, specifically the skeleton base.

    Lower right
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    Little bigger
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